And Ahab had called Obadyahu, who was over his house. Now Obadyahu feared YHWH exceedingly.

And it came to be, while Izebel cut down the prophets of YHWH, that Obadyahu had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them with bread and water.

And Ahab had said to Obadyahu, 'Go into the land to all the springs of water and to all the wadis, it could be that we find grass to keep the horses and mules alive, and not have any livestock cut off.

And as Obadyahu was on his way, then see, Eliyahu met him. And he recognised him, and fell on his face, and said, 'Is that you, my master Eliyahu?'

And he answered him, 'It is I. Go, say to your master, 'Eliyahu is here.''

And he said, 'What have I sinned, that you are giving your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?

'As YHWH your Elohim lives, there is no nation or reign where my master has not sent to look for you. And when they said, 'He is not here,' he made the reign or nation swear that they could not find you.

'And now you say, 'Go, say to your master, 'Eliyahu is here''!

'And it shall be, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of YHWH takes you away to a place I do not know. And I shall come to report to Ahab, and when he does not find you, he shall kill me. But I your servant have feared YHWH from my youth.

And Eliyahu came to all the people, and said, 'How long would you keep hopping between two opinions? If YHWH is Elohim, follow Him; and if Ba'al, follow him.' But the people answered him not a word.

And Eliyahu said to the people, 'I alone am left a prophet of YHWH, but the prophets of Ba'al are four hundred and fifty men.

'Now let them give us two bulls. And let them choose one bull for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but set no fire. And I, I prepare the other bull, and shall lay it on the wood, but set no fire.

'And you shall call on the name of your mighty one, and I, I call on the Name of YHWH. And the Elohim who answers by fire, He is Elohim.' So all the people answered and said, 'The word is good.'

And Eliyahu said to the prophets of Ba'al, 'Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many. And call on the name of your mighty one, but set no fire.'

So they took the bull which was given them, and prepared it, and called on the name of Ba'al from morning even until noon, saying, 'O Ba'al, answer us!' But there was no voice and no one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they had made.

And it came to be at noon, that Eliyahu taunted them and said, 'Cry aloud, for he is a mighty one; he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or it could be that he is asleep and has to be awakened!'

Then he said, 'Do it a second time,' and they did it a second time. And he said, 'Do it a third time,' and they did it a third time.

And the water flowed around the altar, and he filled the trench with water too.

And it came to be, at the time of bringing the evening offering, that Eliyahu the prophet came near and said, ' YHWH Elohim of Abraham, Yitshaq, and Yisra'el, let it be known today: You are Elohim in Yisra'el, and I Your servant, have done all these matters by Your word.

And Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Eliyahu went up to the top of Karmel, and he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees,

and said to his servant, 'Go up, please, look closely toward the sea.' So he went up and looked closely, and said, 'Not a speck.' And seven times he said, 'Go again.'

And it came to be the seventh time, that he said, 'See, a little cloud as small as a man's hand is coming out of the sea!' And he said, 'Go up, say to Ahab, 'Hitch up, and go down before the rain stops you.''